Comments on: JR Graffiti Art

By: #resound11 Ordinary Extraordinary « Melissa Acedera

#resound11 Ordinary Extraordinary « Melissa Acedera — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:04:47 +0000

[...] JR is a Parisian photographer/artist who uses ordinary B/W portraits to create massive pieces on buildings. The result stops you on your tracks. Literally. I wasn’t familiar with his work until I saw one of his pieces in person during a walking tour at CicLAvia earlier this year. The walking tour guide was busy talking about the architecture, the history of DTLA’s Theatre District — all interesting & awesome of course. But only two out of about twenty of us bothered to stop to take a shot of this piece above. I was so enamored by the size and the image. It was simple. It looks like anyone’s grandma… well, my grandma(s) in particular. And her facial expression and gesture of opening her eyes — spoke to me at that moment; like a reminder to me to stay alert. [...]

By: marc

marc — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:50:21 +0000

wow what a brilliant artist.

By: Nadia

Nadia — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:14:16 +0000

This proyect seems to be amazing! Congratulations for doing somthing about those women! all women!!

By: Missed class « Visual Urbanism

Missed class « Visual Urbanism — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:15:14 +0000

[...] and Rome dealing with Jewish residents. I have also considered the work of the graffiti artist JR, who in his Palestinian/Israeli project explored similar ideas as Attie and has done work all [...]

By: JR. makes photographs that can be seen from the space « Awesomeness and randomness :)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:35:13 +0000

[...] part of it. Last year i saw exhibition “women are heroes” in Brussels streets: http://senseslost.com/2008/06/03/jr-graffiti-art/ - faces out of another reality, placed in the city, smiling at you, knowing you have no idea what [...]

By: Women Are Heroes « enterprise party

Women Are Heroes « enterprise party — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:23:54 +0000

[...] is a beautiful installation by graffiti artist JR in Brazil. This group effort is part of a larger project to document the lives of women living in [...]